Bates. — On the Geodephagous Coleoptera of New Zealand. 299 



Very local, near Christcliurcli. Sent in some numbers by C. M. Wake- 

 field, Esq., but first discovered by Mr. Fereday, of Cliristcliurcb. 



Cicindela douei, Chenu ; Gu^r. Mag. de Zool. 1840, pi. xlv. 



The figure represents an elongate species evidently of the tuherculata 

 group, a little shorter than C. tuherculata (11 millims. = 5 lines). It is 

 distinguished at once by the apical white lunule of the elytra being represented 

 by a subapical spot. 



The locality " New Zealand " given to this species rests on the assurance 

 of a dealer, who was told by the surgeon of a whaling-ship that it was taken 

 there. I have seen no specimen of it. 



Cicindela parryi, White, Voy. Ereb. and Terror, Ins., p.l, t.i. f.2. 

 Port Nicholson ; Christchurch. 



Cicindela dunedensis, Casteln., Trans. E-. Soc. Yict., pt. 1, Vol. YIII., p. 35. 



Dunedin. 



The author compares it to C. parryi, from which it differs by being 

 narrower. It is " light brown, the elytra covered with spots of a green copper 

 colour." In this respect it difiers much from C. wahefieldi. 



Cicindela feredayi, Bates, Entom. Monthly Mag., Yol. lY., p. 53, 1867. 

 Mr. Wakefield has recently met with this species in numbers on the sandy 

 bed of the Bakaia near Christchurch. It is distinct from all the members of 

 the tuherculata group in its finely granulated elytra without traces of green 

 foveoles. 



Family Carabldse. 

 Section A. Mesothoracic epimera reaching the middle coxcb. 



Subfamily Migadopin^e. 

 Amarotypus edwdrdsii, Bates, Entom. Monthly Mag., Yol. IX., p. 51, 1872. 

 I have only seen of this curious insect the specimens sent by Mr. H. 

 Edwards, who took it in New Zealand.'^ 



Subfamily Scaeitin^. 

 Clivina rugithorax, Putzeys, Stett. Zeit. 1866, p. 37. 



A large species (nearly 5 lines), closely allied to a common Australian 

 species, C. australasice, Boh. I have not yet seen it. 



Section B. — Mesothoracic epimera not reaching the middle coxce. 



Subfamily Broscin^e. 

 Mecodema sculpturatum, Blanchard, Yoy. au Pole Sud, Zool., Yol. lY., 

 p. 34, t. ii. f. 14. 



* Heterodactylus nebrioides, Guer. {Pristancylus castaneus, Blanch.), from the Auck- 

 land Islands, is another member of this very interesting antarctic group of Carabidse. 

 Pristancylus brevis, Blanch., from the same locality, is doubtful. 



